the island of Bigeh (Biggeh, Biga), located just to the south of new  Philae and a little to the west of the original island. By the start of  the Graeco-Roman Period, this site had come to be viewed as both the tomb of  Osiris  and the source of the Nile, which was believed to issue from a cavern  deep beneath the island. A special sanctuary was built there in ancient  times, but the area was prohibited to people and thus became known in  Greek as the Abaton, or "forbidden place". According to legend, the left  leg of Osiris was buried here after his body had been cut up by his  brother Seth.  The burial place on Bigeh was said to be surrounded by 365 altars on  which the priests laid daily offerings of milk. Although originally of  greater religious importance than nearby Philae, Bigeh thus remained  outside the normal development cycle of temple building and growth, so  it was Philae that was developed instead. The remains of the small  temple at Bigeh are on the eastern side of the island, opposite the  location of the original Philae.
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